Lunchtime Organiser
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | Littleborough, Lancashire, OL15 8DU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 086aaa2c-9f43-4f2b-a92f-c08cd17c5257 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Mary's RC Primary School (Littleborough) are currently seeking a Lunchtime Organiser. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at teh beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust.
The role involves supervising children in the diing hall and playground, supporting positive behaviour, encouraging good table manners and safe play, organising the dining hall before, during and after lunch, and helping create a happy, inclusive and well organised lunchtime environment.
The successful candidate will ensure pupils are safe and well cared for, assist younger or vulnerable children where needed, and work closely with other staff to maintain the school's values and routines thorughout the lunchtime period.
We are seeking an individual who:
• Enjoys working with children
• Is reliable, punctual, and responsible
• Calm, approachable, and patient
• Able to follow school policies and procedures
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
• A supportive and deciated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development
• A happy, calm and welcoming working envirnoment
• Opportunities to work within the wider STOCCAT team
• Generous 22.7% Local Government Pension scheme employee contribution.
• Recognition of continuous Local Government service (where applicable)
Further details about the role
Our Mission:
Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.
Our Values - One of Hope:
Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children,staffand schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that whichseems to be just outof our grasp.
One of Courage:
As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be mostapparentin how we collectively support the most vulnerable.
One of Innovation:
St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuingnew ideasand best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.
The Trust is committed to welcoming individuals regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, sexual orientation or marital status or whether you are pregnant or on parental leave or from a socio-economic background. We welcome applicants form all communities and from people who identify with those characteristics.
Commitment to Safeguarding:The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children.Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential mannerin accordance withthe DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website atwww.gov.uk/dbsor alternatively a copy is available on request.Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies. An online search will be performed on all shortlisted applicantsin accordance withthe Trust’s safeguarding procedures and Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.All shortlisted applicants willbe requiredto complete a form for self-disclosure of cautions and convictions.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
St Mary's RC Primary School (Littleborough) are currently seeking a Lunchtime Organiser. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at teh beginning of a journey of transition, development, and growth within the multi-academy trust.
The role involves supervising children in the diing hall and playground, supporting positive behaviour, encouraging good table manners and safe play, organising the dining hall before, during and after lunch, and helping create a happy, inclusive and well organised lunchtime environment.
The successful candidate will ensure pupils are safe and well cared for, assist younger or vulnerable children where needed, and work closely with other staff to maintain the school's values and routines thorughout the lunchtime period.
We are seeking an individual who:
• Enjoys working with children
• Is reliable, punctual, and responsible
• Calm, approachable, and patient
• Able to follow school policies and procedures
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
• A supportive and deciated Local Governing Body and Staff
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures
• A working environment where all feel valued and respected
• Supportive colleagues and governors with a clear vision and high aspirations for the school
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development
• A happy, calm and welcoming working envirnoment
• Opportunities to work within the wider STOCCAT team
• Generous 22.7% Local Government Pension scheme employee contribution.
• Recognition of continuous Local Government service (where applicable)
Further details about the role
Our Mission:
Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.
Our Values - One of Hope:
Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children,staffand schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that whichseems to be just outof our grasp.
One of Courage:
As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be mostapparentin how we collectively support the most vulnerable.
One of Innovation:
St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuingnew ideasand best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.
The Trust is committed to welcoming individuals regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, sexual orientation or marital status or whether you are pregnant or on parental leave or from a socio-economic background. We welcome applicants form all communities and from people who identify with those characteristics.
Commitment to Safeguarding:The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children.Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential mannerin accordance withthe DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website atwww.gov.uk/dbsor alternatively a copy is available on request.Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies. An online search will be performed on all shortlisted applicantsin accordance withthe Trust’s safeguarding procedures and Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.All shortlisted applicants willbe requiredto complete a form for self-disclosure of cautions and convictions.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.